Carol Services

Lullaby Trust Carols by CandlelightFeatured

The Lullaby Trust's annual Carols by Candlelight service is at St James’s Church Clerkenwell, an atmospheric evening of music & readings on Tuesday 5th December. Ticket proceeds go towards bereavement support & SIDS research.
St James's Chuch, Clerkenwell
EC1R 0EA
0808 802 6869



The Story of ChristmasFeatured

Pre-recorded on YouTube from 16th Dec. This year’s readers include Graham Norton, David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Clare Balding, Tim Henman, and the event’s Life President, Dame Judi Dench. Donations through Just Giving - The Story of Christmas Appeal.
You Tube



Carols For Christmas By Candlelight

At St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square, Andrew Earis conducts Leontovich's Carol Of The Bells, Ledger's Sussex Carol, Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium, Pearsall's In Dulci Jubilo and Rutter's Shepherd's Pipe Carol, plus other carols.
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square
WC2N 4JH
020 7766 1100



Addison Singers - Carols for Choir & Audience

Addison Oratorio & Chamber Choirs celebrate Christmas at St Michael & All Angels in Chiswick, carols for choirs & audience, sequence of carols set in medieval text, premiere of new piece by Martin Butler, pieces by Master of the Queen‘s Music Judith Weir.
St Michael & All Angels Church, Chiswick
W4 1TT
07531 447960



Royal Holloway Lessons and Carols Service

The gilded chapel at Royal Holloway in Egham, part of University of London, is a magical setting for their joyful traditional lessons and carol services in December. A free, but very popular, carol service so essential to pre-book.
Egham
TW20 0EX
01784 443004



Waterloo Christmas Carols

Waterloo's first ever outdoor carols singalong on Lower Marsh this December, with choirs, members of the community, and people from all over London. Free, unticketed event.Downloadable lyric sheet.
Lower Marsh
SE1 7AB



Hartley Voices Christmas Carollers

Hartley Voices are much loved London based professional Christmas carollers for hire, their performances will warm your heart, lift your spirits, they sing a huge collection of fun, festive songs & all the best arrangements of traditional carols.
Westminster
WC2A 1AA
020 7096 1637



Christmas Inspire Carols 2017

Get into the Christmas spirit at St Margaret's Church Westminster with a traditional carol service, carols for choir & congregation, real candle light, trumpets, favourite readings by special celebrity guests, collection for Kids Inspire.
St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey
SW1P 3PA
01245 348707



Southwark Cathedral

Candlelit carol concert in atmospheric Southwark Cathedral in support of Feed The Minds, small charity supporting communities across Africa & Asia. Family concert includes sing-alongs & classic carols from Quorum Chamber Choir. Book early.
London Bridge
SE1 9DA
020 7367 6700



The Mediaeval Baebes Christmas Carol Tour

The Mediaeval Baebes will be performing Christmas carol classics from their top ten album Of Kings and Angels at Cecil Sharp House, Camden NW1.
Cecil Sharp House, Regent's Park Road
NW1 7AY
020 7485 2206

Trafalgar Square Carols

From Monday 11 to Friday 22 December (except Tuesday 12th & Saturday 16th) 40 carol singing groups will gather beneath the famous Trafalgar Square Christmas tree to entertain & bring festive cheer, 4-8pm on weekdays & 2-6pm at weekends.
Trafalgar Square, Westminster
WC2N 5DN
020 7983 4000



St Martin-in-the-Fields

Join St Martin-in-the-Fields this Advent and Christmas for carol services, events and concerts from the end of November on, seasonal specialities in the café and shop, proceeds to the annual Christmas Appeal.
Trafalgar Square
WC2N 4JJ
020 7766 1100



The Piccadilly Christmas Concert

Led by Warren Mailley-Smith, piano & Susan Parkes, soprano with the Veles Ensemble, The Piccadilly Christmas Concert will be an unforgettable evening of Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Pachelbel & more.
St James's Church, Piccadilly
W1J 9LL
020 7766 1100



Royal Albert Hall with Jonathan Cohen

Clap your hands, stamp your feet & sing your heart out, irrepressible showman Jonathan Cohen leads you through a fun-filled jamboree of his most-loved carols & all-time Christmas hits at the Royal Albert Hall.
Kensington Gore
SW7 2AP
020 7589 8212



Christmas at St James's Piccadilly

An extensive programme of Christmas events and carol concerts at St James's Piccadilly on Jermyn Street includes the special Carols for Shoppers, a free, fun, bustling, rustling carol service for those with or without shopping bags.
Piccadilly
W1J 9LL
020 7734 4511



Adfam Carol Concert

Fi Glover, Gina McKee, Martha Kearney lead the annual carol concert at the beautiful St Bride's Church on Fleet Street to raise money for AdFam, a charity dedicated to support the families of people suffering from drug & alcohol addictions.
St Bride's Church, Temple
EC4Y 8AU
020 7427 0133



Kids for Kids Candlelit Christmas Concert

Join Julie Etchingham, Patron of Kids for Kids, as hosts of a magical candlelit Christmas concert at St Peter’s, Eaton Square, C London. Celebrity readers include Joanna Lumley, Lord Cope, Timothy West, Miriam Margoyles.
St Peter's Church, Belgravia
SW1W 9AL
07957 206440



Advent & Christmas - St Paul's Cathedral

Truly festive Christmas carol concerts at St Paul's Cathedral throughout Advent, hear the message of the angels, choirs, readings & carols. Several charity services as well as St Paul's popular unticketed services, early arrival recommended.
St Paul's Churchyard
EC4M 8AD
020 7246 8350



Westminster Abbey Advent & Christmas

All are welcome to Westminster Abbey's Christmas services, candlelit late afternoon & evening services, day time family & children's carols, service of lessons & carols, crib service, midnight mass, Christmas Day eucharists, matins, evensong.
Westminster
SW1P 3PA
020 7222 5152



Livability's Annual Christmas Carol Service 2017

Livability's Annual Christmas Carol Service 2017 takes place at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church Trafalgar Square attracting large crowds, celebrity speakers, world class opera singers. Livability is a disability charity connecting people with communities.
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square
WC2N 4JL
020 7766 1100



Dimbleby Cancer Care Carols by Candlelight 2017

Christmas carols, music & readings at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey SE London, hosted by David & Jonathan Dimbleby with special guests & Farringtons junior choir. Informal festive drinks & mince pies, tickets from www.eventbrite.co.uk
St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey
SE1 3UW
020 7188 7889



Traditional Carols by Candlelight, Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall welcomes the Mozart Festival Chorus & Orchestra for Christmas music by candlelight in 18th-century costume performing seasonal pieces: Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, Rutter's The Twelve Days of Christmas, pieces from Handel's Messiah.
Kensington
SW7 2AP
020 7589 8212



Hillsong Carols

Hillsong Christmas Carols at the SSE Arena Wembley is a family event, a spectacular creative production not to be missed.
SSE Arena, Wembley
HA9 0AA
020 7384 9200



Temple Church Carol Services

Temple Church's Advent & Christmas carol services, charity carol concert & carol sing-along are all a true delight, located in a picturesque courtyard between the Middle & Inner Temples. Children's nativity play - all welcome to take part.
Fleet Street, Temple
EC4Y 7BL
020 7427 5641



Street Child's Christmas Carol Concert

An evening of festive cheer in the Tower of London's Chapel Royal with all proceeds going towards Street Child's Legacy of Ebola Appeal. Candlelit carols and traditional readings will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
Tower of London
EC3N 4AB
020 7614 7696



Livability's Annual Christmas Carol Service 2017

Livability's Annual Christmas Carol Service 2017 takes place at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church Trafalgar Square attracting large crowds, celebrity speakers, world class opera singers. Livability is a disability charity connecting people with communities.
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square
WC2N 4JL
020 7766 1100



Macmillan’s Carols by Candlelight

This year is the 30th year of Macmillan’s Guards’ Chapel Christmas Carol Concert at Wellington Barracks Actors Dame Diana Rigg & Martin Clunes will perform readings & guests will be treated to a musical extravaganza.
Guards’ Chapel, Birdcage Walk
SW1E 6HQ
020 7840 4800



The London Carol Singers

London's quartet of classically-trained A Capella professional carol singers available for hire, graduates of top British music colleges. Tailored service & competitive rates for the quartet, duet carol performance or abridged opera.
London



Westminster Cathedral Carol Services

Westminster Cathedral Central London, watch this space for details of this year's carol services.
London
SW1P 1QW
020 7798 9055



Children and the Arts Carol Concert

Carol concert at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square in aid of The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts. Readers & performers this year include Felicity Jones, Adrian Lester, Ben Miller, Brian Blessed, Aled Jones, soprano Carly Paoli.
Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square
SW1X 9BZ
020 7730 4500



Action On Hearing Loss Christmas Carols

Action On Hearing Loss Candle-lit carol concert at St Bartholomew the Great church, Christmas carols & songs by Addison Singers & Blackheath Prep, inspirational readings by Louise Halvey Bill Oddie Scarlette Douglas Mat Gilbert. After service activities.
St Bartholomew the Great Church, London
EC1A 9DS
020 3227 6177



London’s Air Ambulance Christmas Carol Service

London’s Air Ambulance Christmas Carol Service, festive song at their annual festive evening of song at St Andrew's Church, Holborn for family, friends, patients and colleagues, bringing everyone together to celebrate Christmas.
St Andrew's Church, Holborn
EC4A 3AB
020 3023 3300



Battersea Dogs' and Cat's Home Christmas Carol Concert

Battersea Dogs' and Cat's Home Christmas Carol Concert at St Luke's Church, Chelsea. Wrap up warm and enjoy a festive evening, joining the Home's family and friends, with mulled wine and mince pies for everyone.
St Luke's Church, Chelsea
SW3 6NH
0843 509 4444